Assessor-Recorder CARR Fire Page

Revenue and Taxation Code section 170 provides that if a calamity such as fire, earthquake, or flooding damages or destroys your property, you may be eligible for property tax relief. In such cases, the county assessor will reappraise the property to reflect its damaged condition. In addition, when it is rebuilt in a like or similar manner, the property will retain its prior value (Proposition 13) for tax purposes.

To qualify for property tax relief, you must file a claim with the county assessor within the time specified in your county ordinance, or 12 months from the date of damage or destruction, whichever is later. The loss estimate must be at least $10,000 of current market value to qualify the property for this relief. The property will be reassessed according to its damaged state and property taxes will be adjusted accordingly.

This property tax relief is available to owners of real property, business equipment and fixtures, orchards or other agricultural groves, and to owners of aircraft, boats, and certain manufactured homes – it is not available to property that is not assessable, such as state licensed manufactured homes or household furnishings.

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RECORDER INFORMATION:

On July 26, 2018, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a State of Emergency in Shasta County due to the Carr Fire. Paragraph 7 of the proclamation states:

“Health and Safety Code sections 103525.5 and 103625, and Penal Code section 14251, requiring the imposition of fees are hereby suspended with regard to any request for copies of certificates of birth, death, marriage, and dissolution of marriage records, by any individual who lost such records as a result of the Carr Fire. Such copies shall be provided without charge.”

You can obtain free replacement birth, death, and public marriage certificates from Shasta County Recorder for births and deaths which occurred in Shasta County and public marriages where the license was obtained in Shasta County. Our office can also assist in requesting these certificates from other counties in California.